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This weekend, the United States will block the download of Chinese applications. At the same time, discussions continue about the acquisition of Tiktok’s US operations.
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The US Department of Commerce will ban operators such as Apple and Google from offering the WeChat and Tiktok apps on their platforms in the US starting Sunday.
US companies are also prohibited from offering money transfers via WeChat in the US.
The department confirms in a statement Friday.
“Today’s action demonstrates once again that President Trump will do everything in his power to ensure our national security and protect Americans from the Chinese Communist Party,” said US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross at a statement.
“On behalf of the President, we have taken significant steps to combat China’s malicious collection of personal information of US citizens, while promoting our national values, rule-based democratic norms, and aggressive enforcement of US laws and regulations.” continuous.
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However, the decision will not prevent US companies from offering the apps or negotiating with Wechat’s owner, Tencent Holding, outside the US, Reuters writes.
The ban comes as Oracle and Bytedance, the owner of Tiktok, talk with the Trump administration about how to resolve a possible acquisition of the business in the United States.
Chinese Bytedance has tried to sell the American business since Donald Trump ordered a ban if a sale within 45 days does not become a fact. This deadline expires on Sunday.
Today’s measures by the Commerce Ministry come in response to the presidential order, according to the report.
